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HRS shows why online travel agencies need a vacation rental strategy

By Kevin May | March 11, 2015

HRS is poised to attack the vacation rental sector in a major way, shining another light on where the next online travel agency battleground is likely to be. The European OTA, which has a significa Read More

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Priceline Group CEO confirms Rocketmiles deal

By Nick Vivion | March 10, 2015

After weeks of "no comments" and general shrugging of shoulders, Priceline Group's deal to buy Rocketmiles is official. Rocketmiles, which incentivizes hotel bookings through mileage bonuses with o Read More

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Kayak will not outspend rivals in Europe, sub-scale metas will be in trouble

By Kevin May | March 10, 2015

The industry and media can always count on Kayak co-founder and CEO, Steve Hafner, for a few choice quotes during his appearances at events. But beyond the poking fun at supposed rivals such as Hip Read More

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Recruit Holdings pushes further into hospitality with Euro 200 million buy

By Nick Vivion | March 6, 2015

Recruit Holdings is becoming an increasingly visible force in travel and hospitality. First, the venture arm of the staffing conglomerate invested in vacation rental platform Tripping.com. Now the com Read More

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Franchise hotels and the framing of online travel agencies

By Viewpoints | February 27, 2015

For more than a decade, online travel agencies such as Expedia or Booking.com have been demonized by franchise chains for being too expensive. Is the criticism true, or is it possible that the OTAs Read More

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Hotels hit by email scam targeting payment of Booking.com fees

By Kevin May | February 17, 2015

A number of hotels in Europe have fallen victim to an email scam which captures commissions paid to Booking.com. The email scammers use a tried a tested method of creating a branded page to lure th Read More

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Expedia to buy Orbitz in cash deal worth $1.6 billion

By Kevin May | February 12, 2015

Expedia Inc has agreed a deal to buy Orbitz Worldwide in a transaction for $12 per share in cash. The acquisition represents an enterprise value of $1.6 billion, a statement says, with a premium of Read More

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IBM sues Priceline Group for alleged patent infringement

By Kevin May | February 10, 2015

This could get messy. IT giant IBM claims the Priceline Group has refused to negotiate a license to use four of its patents. In a complaint filed at the US District Court in Delaware this week, IBM Read More

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Expedia buys Travelocity for $280 million

By Kevin May | January 23, 2015

Sabre has finally offloaded its interest in consumer-facing businesses by selling Travelocity to Expedia for $280 million in cash. The acquisition will not come as a huge surprise to many (not leas Read More

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Quietly, quietly, a Chinese online travel giant prepares to take on the world

By Martin Cowen | January 21, 2015

Last week's announcement that "Ctrip.com has partnered with Amadeus to power its global expansion" has largely gone unnoticed, despite some very clear indications that this could be a significant mome Read More

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TripAdvisor increases restaurant focus with acquisition of IENS and SeatMe

By Kevin May | January 8, 2015

TripAdvisor has bought Netherlands-based sister restaurant and booking services IENS and SeatMe. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed (though Dutch media are reporting a figure in the region Read More

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Pivotal moments in 2014: when Amazon made a hotel play

By Patrick Landman | December 29, 2014

In case you missed it, Amazon, possibly the biggest ecommerce website in the world, has entered into the hotel distribution game. It has recently started contracting hotels in the US. Are we looking a Read More

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Pivotal moments in 2014: rapid change in online travel in China

By Claude Bénard | December 23, 2014

Five years ago I wrote in Tnooz (for a crystal ball round-up) about trends in online travel in China. So, let's jump to some pivotal moments in these markets. That's markets with an "s" because th Read More

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Pivotal moments in 2014: TripAdvisor and the entire trip

By Kevin May | December 23, 2014

It might seem to make perfect sense now, but many would admit to being surprised when TripAdvisor bought Viator for $200 million in July this year. The move came just 10 weeks after TripAdvisor had Read More

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Pivotal moments in 2014 - when Priceline bought OpenTable

By Nick Vivion | December 23, 2014

It's always a challenge to identify specific moments in a past year that had oversized impact on the industry. Every professional has an area of expertise, and it can sometimes be hard to step back an Read More

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